Is Knee Replacement Surgery Required?

Dear Doctor,



My mother, Aged 51, lives in Sayalkudi , a village which about 100 km from Madurai, Tamilnadu, Tamilnadu. She has been suffering from knee joint pain for the past 8 months. She was advised to undergo total knee replacement surgery by the doctors who have given treatments at Madurai.



My relatives and mother are hesitating to do so as she is a diabetics for the past 20 years. Also she is having high BP and taking bills for Thyroid as well.



I would like to know whether it is necessary to go for an operation even though she is a diabetics?



Expecting your positive reply,

K. Karthikeyan

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